Learning from communication versus observation in great apes

Abstract When human infants are intentionally addressed by others, they tend to interpret the information communicated as being relevant to them and worth acquiring. For humans, this attribution of relevance leads to a preference to learn from communication, making it possible to accumulate knowledg...

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Main Authors: Hanna Marno, Christoph J. Völter, Brandon Tinklenberg, Dan Sperber, Josep Call
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07053-2